Cuff-holder



D. GREENHOOT.

GUPP HOLDER.

No. 330,692. Patented Nov. 17, 1885.

NITED STATES DAVID GREENnooT, or CINCINNATI, oHIo.

CUFF-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,692, dated November 17, 1885. Application filed August 22, 1885. Serial No. 175,056. (No model.)

T all whom if may concern:

Beit known that I, DAVID GREENHoo'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuff-Supporters, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in cuff-supporters, and` has for its Yobject the provision of means for holding a cuff on the arm or wrist without attaching it to the shirtsleeve or arm, so that it can be readily removed with the coat. A cuff attached to the shirt-sleeve is apt to sag against the hand on one side, and become soiled on that side. By my supporter it is held suspended around the wrist and supported by the coat-sleeve, which is sufficiently firm to hold the cuff independent of the hand or wrist, so that the cuff, when perfectly free from outside pressure, does not touch the hand or wrist at any point. Vhenever the coat is removed temporarily, as for work at a desk or the like,

the cuffs, when attached to the shirt-sleeve,

must be unbuttoned separately and laid aside with care to avoid soiling. By my supporter they may be removed with the coat and re-. main safely attached to it within the sleeve until the coat is again put on.

Another object of my invention is to overcolne the difficulty of attaching the cuff to the inside of the coat-sleeve without making it draw on the lining of the sleeve, and thereby disgure the set of the coat-sleeve, or else show through the sleeve by creases or folds produced by the pressure against the cloth of the sleeve.

It consists in an annular band, so conform ing in size and shape to the coat-sleeve as to t within the same and be held in place by it without showing through the cloth, and provided with a suitable catch, by which the cuff may be attached to itat any desired point, so as to extend beyond the end of the sleeve to expose a part of the cuff.

In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure lis a sectional view of the supporter and cuff in rIhe band B is wider at the top than at the bottom-that is, it tapers to correspond with the shape of the coat-sleeveand its lower diameter is larger than the sleeve at the wrist B is an annularl or an inch above the wrist, so that the band cannot slip out of the lower end of the sleeve. A t the same time it is made wide and tapering enough to so distribute the outward pressure against the sleeve that it does not make acrease or mark to show on the outside of the sleeve. It may be made round or slightly iiattened, as preferred. Within the band B is fastened a catch for attaching the cuff.

In the drawings Ihave shown the preferred form of catch, though I do not limit myself to that particular form.

The catch D consists of a thin piece of metal formed in a double loop, the upper end passing over the band, as shown; or the end d may be inserted between the band and its cover, so that it is secured firmly and is out of sight. The lower loop, d', is made with sufficient tension or spring to hold the edge of the cuff securely when inserted as shown in the drawings.

The cuff may be pushed up so as to be entirely within the sleeve, or it may extend beyond as much as desired. The loop d will hold it at any point.

The cuff C is held in place by the stiffness of the coat-sleeve, and does not sag against the hand or wrist. It may be drawn out at the lower end of the sleeve, or may be taken off with the coat. The cuff or band thus press sufcientlyat any one point to cause a the lower end of 'the sleeve, and provided crease in the cloth to show on the outside of with an adjustable catch for attaching the the sleeve. cuff', substantially as described.

Having thus fully described my invent-ion, DAVID GREEN HOOT. 5 I claim- Witnesses:

A cuff-supporter consisting of an annular AARON SHWARTS,

band Within the coat-sleeve, and larger than ALFRED HILL. 

